British documentary filmmaker and award-winning cinematographer Daniel Everitt-Lock joins Talent Freaks to discuss directing the 2026 feature Our Planet, The People, My Blood, centered on nuclear veterans advocate Alan Owen’s fight against the UK Ministry of Defence for justice and compensation while connecting impacted communities across four continents. Daniel shares how a short film about nuclear weapons tests sparked the project, why he expanded the story beyond test veterans to include downwinders, uranium miners, Marshallese communities, and Hiroshima/Nagasaki survivors, and how governments place the burden of proof on victims. He breaks down the realities of making a global, shoestring documentary—traveling 150,000 km, interviewing 50 people, self-editing after losing an editor, and managing 100+ TB of footage—plus the film’s May 14 UK theatrical release, social strategy, educational use, and plans to give footage to Lab Rats.

If you’re interested in documentary filmmaking, cinematography, activism, or powerful human stories, this conversation is for you.

Episode 12 of Talent Freaks.

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00:00 Trailer | Our Planet, The People, My Blood

01:45 Meet The Filmmaker

03:18 Origin Of The Story

06:40 Shoestring Global Production

09:08 Research And Interview Style

13:39 From Veterans To Global Chain

16:25 Cut Threads And Credibility

19:51 Activism And Extra Footage

26:26 Distribution And Social Push

28:37 Government Side And Hanford

37:31 Editing The Feature Alone

39:49 Editing Marathon Lessons

40:29 Finding the Narrative Thread

42:17 Next Projects and Creative Balance

43:44 Parliament Screening Impact

44:30 Festival Rejections Reality

45:23 DIY Theatrical Release

49:10 Why Nuclear Stories Sell

50:49 Desert Screening Ideas

52:36 Origin Story as Filmmaker

57:15 Cinematography Joy and Craft

01:02:26 Hardest Parts and Setbacks

01:05:10 Release Plans and Call to Action

01:09:04 Final Thanks and Wrap Up